Democrats look for Midterm Miracle In 11th-Hour Appearance Of Obama

The truth is that Obama never really 'left office'

“Obama, who left office in 2017 after serving two terms, travels to Georgia on Friday, and then moves on to Wisconsin, Nevada and Pennsylvania, all key battlegrounds in the Nov. 8 election. “All four states are home to competitive Senate races where Republican candidates appear to be gaining momentum. Republicans need to pick up just one additional Senate seat to secure control of that chamber, with Georgia and Nevada looming as prime targets.”

“Republicans are also expected to win enough seats to take over the U.S. House of Representatives. Holding both chambers will enable them to stonewall President Joe Biden's agenda, block his nominees, including federal judges and launch investigations of his administration. (Yahoo.com) “With Biden’s approval among voters hovering at 39% according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, it is the former president, who is assuming the role as the party’s closer in the final days. Biden served as Obama’s vice-president for his two terms. "He's probably a better ambassador for swing-state Democrats than Biden is, since he's more popular - especially in the competitive states - and less tied to the current issues on voters' minds," said Jacob Rubashkin, an election analyst with Inside Elections in Washington. "He's also a more natural campaigner.” “Obama will hit a fifth state, Michigan, which has a competitive governor's race, along the way. “Dogged by the public’s concerns over inflation and the economy, Biden has been nearly invisible on the campaign trail. His predecessors, Republican Donald Trump and Obama, both had held more than a dozen large rallies at this point in their second year in office.

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“But those presidents saw significant losses in Congress regardless, underscoring the political headwinds that Biden faces now. Obama suffered what he later called a "shellacking" when Republicans captured 63 House seats in the 2010 midterms, altering the trajectory of his presidency. “Biden isn't staying off the trail entirely. He plans to campaign in Florida next week on behalf of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist -- who faces Republican governor Ron DeSantis, a possible 2024 White House contender -- and then will join Obama for events in Pennsylvania on Nov. 5. “Obama's top objective on his swing is likely to be to mobilize the existing Democratic coalition – Black voters, college-educated suburbanites, Latinos and young voters – to turn out to vote, which historically has been a challenge in midterm elections when a presidential race is not on the ballot. "President Obama remains able to unite base Democrats, persuadable voters, and to motivate demographics less likely to turn out in midterm elections like young people," said Ben LaBolt, who served as spokesman for the first Black president's successful 2012 re-election campaign. “Voter turnout has hit records in the past two federal elections and has remained high this year, with more than 12 million early votes already cast, according to the U.S. Elections Project.”

“Obama earlier this week posted a video on social media encouraging young Americans to vote, highlighting issues such as abortion rights and gun control. (Yahoo.com) “In Georgia, a robust African-American vote helped power Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock to an upset win two years ago, and will be needed again if Warnock is to defeat Republican challenger Herschel Walker, said Andra Gillespie, a political science professor at Emory University in Atlanta. "African-American voters are going to be crucial to Democrats' chances," Gillespie said. "Bringing in President Obama helps to underscore the importance of African-American vote, while also exciting other voters.”

“Former President Barack Obama is campaigning for pro-abortion Democrats in Pennsylvania as Republicans gain more ground in the polls. “This week, Obama appeared in a new 15-second ad from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee urging voters in the key swing state to support pro-abortion Democrats in November. He also plans to visit the state next week, according to Axios.

“In Pennsylvania, you’ve got some important choices to make this year,” Obama says, adding that “the fate of our democracy and a woman’s right to choose are on the line.” "By “right to choose,” Obama means the ability to abort an unborn baby for basically any reason up to birth anywhere in the U.S. — something Democrat leaders have promised to make happen if they win a few more seats in Congress this fall. Their “codify Roe” bill, nicknamed the Abortion Without Limits Up to Birth Act, would force states to legalize abortion on demand and force taxpayers to pay for them. Additionally, the bill would get rid of parental consent laws and could force doctors and nurses to help abort unborn babies in violation of their beliefs.” “Currently, pro-abortion Democrats control the U.S. House and, more narrowly, the U.S. Senate. Whoever wins the majority will determine the types of abortion legislation that Congress may pass in the near future, such as a national ban on abortions after 15 weeks on the pro-life side or taxpayer-funded abortions through all nine months of pregnancy on the pro-abortion side. "Polls consistently show that Americans support limits on abortion, including parental consent and bans on taxpayer funding for elective abortions – common-sense restrictions that Democrat leaders want to eliminate."

“Still, there remains time for Obama to make an impact, (Jacob) Rubashkin said. "The cake," he said, "is never completely baked.”(Yahoo.com)

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